His ideological constraints might just be loose & affect-based- his degrees are in history, not PoliSci or even Econ. These posts are pretty emblematic of the "progressive activist" stance decried in that article (which has a myriad of its own problems because of the "study" on which it's based.)

V-Dem, in its academic freedom report, found that polarization becomes a problem *during* the rise of far-right or nationalist parties, not before. They also found that Republicans illiberal turn began well before anyone started using the word "woke".

The Cuyahoga River in 1967 and 2024, before and after the creation of the EPA and the passage of the Clean Water Act

They're going to inundate us with junk science. They'll get around the peer-review process by "releasing unpublished analyses", which means they'll tout any crackpot paper that agrees with their pet theories, no matter how bad it is.

The rise in right wing illiberalism started first, because of course it did, but the Democratic party itself has barely moved from its center left position. "Centrists" are worried about the status quo, which actually makes them center-right, and prone to hysterics over any organic social change

So this is a real phenomenon, but I'm not sure how it's covered here. Negative racial attitudes are the strongest predictor of Trump support, present in 80-85%. One of the metrics measures "anti anti-racism", and Trump voters of all races are high on this scale (but POC are lower than white people)

Andrew Roth from the Guardian, on the other site. Trump is going to shut down an entire federal agency by fiat.